Night lamp or guard.



W. A. RIGHINS. NIGHT LAMP OR GUARD. APPLICATION FILED APR. 1, 1914.

Patented Jan. 19, 1915.

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WILLIAM A. RICHINS, 0F GROUSE CREEK, UTAH.

NIGHT LAMP on GUARD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 19, 1915.

Application filed April 1, 1914. Serial No. 828,899.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, WILLIAM ALMA RIC-HINS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Grouse Creek, in the county of Boxelder, State of Utah, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Night Lamps or Guards; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description ofthe invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The present invention is directed to improvements in night lamps or guards, and has for its object to so construct a device of this character adapted to be placed in a pasture in which are herded sheep or the like.

A further object of the invention is to provide a night lamp which will be intermittently rotated so that the rays therefrom will frighten away predatory animals.

IVith these and other objects in view, this invention resides in the novel features of construction, formation, combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more fully described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which z- Figure 1 is a side elevation of the device. Fig. 2 is an end view. Fig. 3 is a sectional view on line 33 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4. is a similar view on line H of Fig. 3.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral 1 designates a post having its lower end provided with an auger 2 for engaging the ground so as to support the post in a vertical position, end provided with cross bars 3, the central portions of which intersect and are secured in any suitable manner to the upper end of the post. The outer ends of each bar 3 terminate in vertical projections 4C, the purpose of which will appear later.

A rectangular casing 5 is provided and has mounted therein a suitable spring mo tor 6, the gear 7 of which has its shaft 8 projected through the top of the casing. The gear 7 is designed to be intermittently rotated by the pin 9 carried by the pinion 10 of the usual gear train. The sides and ends of the casing are each provided with sockets 11 which are adapted to detachably engage the projections 4 hereinbefore mentioned.

The lamp 12 has secured thereto a frame said post having its upper 13, said frame being provided with a socket 14 which engages the projected end of the shaft 8 so that during the operation of the spring motor the lamp will be intermittently rotated so that the rays therefrom will be reflected in such a manner as to frighten predatory animals.

The frame 13 comprises two oppositely extending arms 18 having horizontal portions joined to the socket 14 and upwardly extending vertical portions, which vertical portions extend through sockets 19 formed on the oil container of the lamp 12, the said vertical portions are held in the sockets by thumb screws 20.

In order that the lamp may be more effectively supported short arms 21 are formed on the socket 14: and project at right angles to the arms 18, on which arms the bottom of the oil container of the lamp rests.

In each of the lamp bodies is a burner encircling ring 15 which is suitably hinged and carries the chimney or globe 16. Slidable through the top of the body is a spring pressed sleeve 17, the lower end of which embraces the upper end of the globe to hold the globe in place. To light the lamp, the sleeve is raised above the globe, whereupon the globe can be swung outwardly to permit access to the wick of the burner.

While I have shown a lamp having double illuminated chambers, it is obvious that a single lamp could be used with equal success.

What is claimed is A device of the class described compris ing a post, cross bars fixed to the upper end of the post and having their ends terminating in projections, a casing having sockets carried thereby for detachably engaging the projections, a spring motor operable in the casing and having one of its shafts intermittently rotated, a lamp having a frame and carried by the frame for engaging the motor shaft, whereby when said motor shaft is rotated intermittently similar movement will be imparted to the lamp, as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature, in the presence of two witnesses.

WVILLIAM A. RICHINS. lVitnesses JAMES W. BETTERIDGE, EMILY BETTERIDGE.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

. Washington, D. 0. 

